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Asturias, an industrial territory par excellence and closely linked to coal, mining and the steel industry, has seen its industrial boom diminish in recent decades. With the fall of coal and thermal power stations, the production of resources related to this mineral has been declining. Proof of this is the absence of long and heavy coal trains that, for years, have crossed the Asturian lands to supply thermal power stations and steel plants. Currently, the production of electric energy in Asturias is mainly focused on the power stations of Soto de Ribera, Aboño, Lada (near La Felguera), La Pereda and Soto de la Barca. Most of them have been converted to combined cycle plants, in which the thermal energy of natural gas is transformed into electric energy in a more efficient and less polluting process than that used in conventional cycle plants, where coal and/or natural gas is used as fuel to obtain electric energy through a thermodynamic water-steam cycle. Since 2010, a process of closing or replacing coal-fired power stations has been underway as an essential step in the fight against climate change, something that has forced many Spanish power stations to convert, and even disconnect from the REE, as in the case of the La Robla Thermal Power Station. Leaving aside thermal power stations and the steel industry (which we will talk about in future videos), we focus on today's content, which, despite having been recorded in August, is quite varied. The large decrease in the number of steel trains that has been usual in August has been compensated this year by the arrival of Continental Rail container trains, due to the launch of a new route by Containerships to connect Spain with the United Kingdom and Ireland through the port of El Musel, in Gijón. In addition to the steel coil and rail trains, we can see some hopper convoys that supply limestone to the ArcelorMittal plant, as well as a Uacs hopper train for the Tudela Veguín cement plant. Regarding passenger trains, we should highlight the high frequency of commuter trains on the 2 main lines in Asturias, as well as the Medium and Long Distance trains that connect Gijón and Oviedo with the rest of the peninsula (these, with a lower frequency than they should have). We will talk about these traffics in the next videos. Greetings to the drivers in today's video and, especially, to colleagues Pablo and Jairo. #renfe #trenesenasturias #trains